| NOUN | attribute | retardation, deceleration, slowing | a decrease in rate of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | retardation | the extent to which something is delayed or held back | |
| object | retardation, retardant, retardent | any agent that retards or delays / delays or hinders | |
| cognition | retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | |
| act | retardation, slowdown, lag | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| Sounds | riytaardey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A decrease in rate of change. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | deceleration, slowing | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Opposite | acceleration | An increase / increase / increase in rate of change |
| Spanish | deceleración, desaceleración, ralentización, retardación | |
| Verbs | retard | lose velocity |
| retard | be delayed | |
| Meaning | The extent to which something is delayed or held back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait | Time during which some action is awaited |
| Verbs | retard | be delayed |
| Meaning | Any agent that retards or delays / delays or hinders. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | retardant, retardent | |
| Broader | agent | An active and efficient cause |
| Spanish | retardador, retardante, retardo | |
| Catalan | retardant | |
| Verbs | retard | cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate |
| Meaning | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality | |
| Narrower | abnormality, mental defectiveness | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence |
| idiocy, amentia | extreme / extreme mental retardation | |
| imbecility | retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot | |
| moronity, mental deficiency | mild mental retardation | |
| Broader | stupidity | A poor ability to understand or to profit from experience |
| Spanish | atraso, retraso mental, retraso | |
| Catalan | endarreriment, retard mental | |
| Verbs | retard | slow the growth or development of |
| Meaning | The act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | slowdown, lag | |
| Broader | delay, holdup | The act of delaying |
| Spanish | desaceleración | |
| Catalan | desacceleració, endarreriment | |
| Verbs | retard | lose velocity |
| retard | be delayed | |
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